This afternoon North Yorkshire Police announced the suspicious disappearance of young male White-tailed Eagle G834, the first to fledge from Dorset in centuries. This eagle was special for multiple reasons, not only his historic status but also wowing visitors & school children around Poole Harbour

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Early Saturday morning

Incredibly exciting news, one of our newly returned 2-year old Ospreys, male 5R0 has just briefly landed on a harbour nest platform with Scottish ringed female 6J8, a 2024 female from the Tweed Valley & was recently seen in the Usk Valley @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

The mystery stint this evening is looking like it’s probably a Little Stint after all. See message from local patch watcher Shaun Robson below: @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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We've rescheduled one of tomorrows boat trips from the afternoon, to a relaxing Evening/Sunset Safari, 17:45 - 20:45. We have a few tickets left so if you want a perfect end to the Bank Holiday weekend, come and join us: To book visit here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/spring...

C) BoPH. Looks like a second Hatch at Poole Time to be confirmed

Wow! Well that was quick. First chick fully hatched by 15:10. A great start to what will hopefully be another successful year in terms of productivity for this nest www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/.../osprey-w... @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

The first hatch is underway at the @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social Osprey nest. Chick should hopefully be out by this evening. Watch LIVE here: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/... @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Brilliant news, the mate of our recently returned Wareham Swift has just arrived this AM, meaning we now have the pair back which will hopefully see a successful breeding season get live streamed to the world. To watch visit: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/swift-box-cam/ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

2 Little Tern fishing in Holton Bay viewable from Cordite Way @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Exciting news: You can now tune in to our new live Swift Nest Box Cam. This is part of the Aviva Community Funding we received which also saw multiple Swift Boxes ordered and dispatched to communities across south Dorset www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/swift-box-cam/ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

You’ll never guess who’s just turned up this AM. Another of our 2024 males……5H6 !!! The mighty titch is back 💪💪💪 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Drinky

Surveying this lunchtime we ended up with a record count of 369 Med Gull nests this PM when surveying the gull islands in the Wareham Channel. The previous record count was 278 in 2023 & a lot better than last years survey that only yielded 43 nests! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

IMPORTANT: We’ll be out tomorrow morning between 6am & 9am surveying Poole Harbours important Black-headed & Mediterranean Gull colony on the gull islands in the Wareham Channel, so if you see us don’t worry, we’re not egg thieves! This is a fully licensed survey as Med Gulls are schedule 1 species

Difficult Monday

I'm going to need a bigger fridge

Over 110 independent cinemas will be showing FREE SCREENINGS of Our Land: a feature documentary about Right to Roam's campaign to defend and extend access to nature. The initiative is via Escapes, a BFI-backed scheme to widen access to cinema. Screenings: May 5th - 6th

Hopping

Highlights from 2 Spring Safaris today of 2 Garganey, 1 Spot Redshank, 2 Osprey (2-year old 5R0), 2 WT Eagle, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spoonbill, c10 Avocet, 3 Whimbrel and 3 LR Plover. 📸- Garganey - Paul Morton 📸 - Spot Red and Osprey 5R0 - Joe Parker www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/spring...

Last night the first Nightjars of the year were seen and heard with a couple over near Burnbake near Studland and this one which landed on one of our Osprey nest platforms near RSPB Arne @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @peter-purbeck.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

What shall we do now?

Painted a Robin today.

Just received some really exciting news from one of our other nest platform cameras….5H3 just landed briefly. This is a 3-year old male that fledged from @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social in 2024 and returned last year for the first time. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Female Osprey CJ7 had laid 4 eggs for a third year in row. This is quite a rare occurrence in Ospreys, but great news for the recovering population here on the south coast @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social

Forster's fishing in main channel at Lytchett Bay @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

One of our 2-year Ospreys that fledged from our @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social nest back in 2024 just visited his natal nest much to the annoyance of his parents! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Female Osprey CJ7 has laid her 3rd egg of the season 💪👍💪@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

@harbourbirds.bsky.social 5R0 is currently fishing on the River Axe in Devon from a local report

We have an egg!! At 12:56pm today CJ7 laid her first egg on the @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...

Forster’s Tern in Lytchett Bay now @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Nice comparison of wheatear ‘types’ this AM at Greenlands Farm, Studland with both nominate Northern Wheatear (left) and Greenland sub species (right) feeding next to one another @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Osprey mania! Had 2 circling over Holton Lee about an hour ago, then driving through Wareham Forest just now one was circling over Morden Bog with a fish….and one has just powered over north Lytchett Matravers, plus one on Middlebere platform @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Spice

What now?

youtube.com/watch?v=FNUm... My Heartland

Forster’s Tern fishing a few meters off the cycle path in Holes Bay SE with Sandwich Terns, just down from Asda car park @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

QUICK UPDATE: more good news. Our male Osprey from our second nest '374' has arrived back safely & is now paired back with 1H1. We just need 5H3 to return now & try to pair with a wandering/visiting female. Here's keeping everything crossed for a successful 2026 season @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Add France to the list. One by one, U.S. allies are shutting their airspace to American military operations.

Translation: "I started something I can't finish and broke something I can't fix so I'm going to walk away and pretend it's your fault"

The Osprey Mark photographed this afternoon then went and settled on the nest platform in Middlebere at RSPB Arne for several hours eating the fish, until she then went to roost just before darkness. Here she is on our monitoring camera @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

5H1 was our first ever Osprey chick to fledge from Poole Harbour back in 2022. The first in Southern England for c180 years! She herself now breeds up in the East Midlands & briefly visited the Manton Bay nest at Rutland y’day. She is truly a historic & important bird. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

5H1, Intrudes the Manton Bay Nest.